Xiangli Yao Build Guide
Level: 1
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ATK
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Xiangli Yao Overview
In Wuthering Waves, Xiangli Yao is a 5-Stars Electro character and uses Gauntlet during the fight.
In a normal state, Xiangli Yao’s Forte Circuit energy is called “Capacity,” with a maximum limit of 100 points, primarily obtained through Resonance Skill and Basic Attack. When “Capacity” reaches 100, Xiangli Yao’s RS (Resonance Skill) will be enhanced, doubling its damage. When used, he leaps into the air, and if he uses Basic Attack mid-air, it triggers an enhanced Mid-Air Attack.
When Xiangli Yao uses Resonance Liberation, it deals massive damage and grants him 3 “Hypercubes.” The Forte Circuit then transforms into “Performance Capacity”, with a limit of 5 points. His RS is enhanced into another form, where each use of the enhanced RS in the Liberation state consumes one “Hypercube.” After consuming all 3 Hypercubes, he exits the Liberation state. When using the enhanced RS, he can also follow up with an enhanced Mid-Air Attack. “Performance Capacity” can be generated by using enhanced RS in the Liberation state (2 points), enhanced Mid-Air Attack (3 points), and the 3-stage enhanced Basic Attack in the Liberation state (a total of 5 points). When “Performance Capacity” reaches 5 points, the ultimate enhanced RS can be used.
Pros
- When using Liberation and the ultimate enhanced Resonance Skill, a zone is created that slows down enemy actions, increasing Xiangli Yao’s survival rate.
- It’s free.
Cons
Damage output is not outstanding when comparing with other limited 5-star Main DPS
Xiangli Yao Mechanism
Forte Circuit in Normal State – “Capacity”
Xiangli Yao’s Forte Circuit in the Normal State is called “Capacity,” with a maximum of 100 points. “Capacity” can be gained through hitting targets with Basic Attack and Resonance Skill. A full set of Basic Attack can generate a total of 75 “Capacity”, while using Resonance Skill: Deduction grants 40 points of “Capacity”, with a cooldown of only 5 seconds. Therefore, using Resonance Skill: Deduction is the most efficient way to obtain “Capacity.”
When “Capacity” is full, Xiangli Yao’s RS (Resonance Skill) is replaced by Resonance Skill: Decipher.
Upon using Resonance Skill: Decipher, Xiangli Yao leaps forward toward the enemy, and pressing the Basic Attack key at that moment triggers the Mid-Air Attack – Revamp. However, be aware that if you switch characters after using Resonance Skill: Decipher and then switch back to Xiangli Yao, you will not be able to use the Mid-Air Attack – Revamp.
To fully charge 100 points of passive energy, you might need a combination of Basic Attacks and Resonance Skill: Deduction. However, the time cost of doing so far outweighs the damage benefits. Therefore, the correct approach is to charge only by using Resonance Skill: Deduction.
Resonance Liberation State – “Intuition”
After Xiangli Yao uses Resonance Liberation, it deals considerable damage and grants him 3 “Hypercubes” that rotate around him. In the “Intuition” state, RS (Resonance Skill) is replaced by Resonance Skill: Divergence. Forte Circuit changes to “Performance Capacity” with a limit of 5 points. When it is fully charged, Resonance Skill: Divergence is replaced by Resonance Skill: Law of Reigns. Each time you use Resonance Skill: Law of Reigns, one “Hypercube” is consumed, and after all are consumed, the “Intuition” state ends.
When casting Resonance Liberation and Resonance Skill: Law of Reigns, a time-slowing effect is applied to enemies within a certain range, providing Xiangli Yao with a safe environment for damage output.
Xiangli Yao’s various Resonance Skills do not share cooldowns, meaning that regardless of whether you’ve used a Resonance Skill before, once Resonance Liberation is activated, you can immediately use Resonance Skill: Divergence.
Forte Circuit during “Intuition” state – “Performance Capacity”
“Performance Capacity” has a limit of 5 points, and there are two ways to obtain it:
- Use Resonance Skill: Divergence (2 points) followed by Mid-Air Attack – Revamp (3 points of Performance Capacity).
- Perform a full set of Basic Attacks in the “Intuition” state, consisting of 3 stages, which grants 1+2+2 points, exactly filling 5 points of “Performance Capacity”.
Xiangli Yao Active Skills
Xiangli Yao Skills Priority
Xiangli Yao’s main damage comes from Resonance Liberation damage and the enhanced RS damage and enhanced Basic Attack damage from his Forte Circuit. Since the multipliers for both are quite similar, it’s recommended to level up both skills evenly. After that, prioritize upgrading his Resonance Skill. The damage from Basic Attacks and Intro Skill is minimal, so consider upgrading them last.
Xiangli Yao Burst Rotation
- Intro Skill
- Resonance Skill (If “Capacity” is 100, it is Resonance Skill – Decipher)
- Echo Skill
- Heavy Attack (to stack set bonus of “Void Thunder”)
- Resonance Liberation
- Resonance Skill – Divergence
- Basic Attack (Mid-air Attack – Revamp)
- Resonance Skill – Law of Reigns
- Basic Attack Pivot – Impale * 3
- Resonance Skill – Law of Reigns
- Resonance Skill – Divergence
- Basic Attack (Mid-air Attack – Revamp)
- Resonance Skill – Law of Reigns
- Resonance Skill
- Outro Skill
Xiangli Yao Damage Types Composition
Note: Please note this chart shows the proportion of different types of damage, instead of the multiplier.
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Base Attack Lv:
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Basic Attack
Perform up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
Heavy Attack
Perform a charged attack at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG.
Mid-air Attack
Perform a Plunging Attack from mid-air at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG.
Dodge Counter
Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
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Resonance Skill Lv:
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Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
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Resonance Liberation Lv:
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Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG. Enter Intuition.
When in Intuition:
·Obtain 3 Hypercubes. Each time Resonance Skill Law of Reigns is cast, consume 1 Hypercube. Intuition ends once all Hypercubes are consumed.
·Basic Attack and Heavy Attack are replaced with Basic Attack Pivot – Impale, which performs up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
·Resonance Skill Deduction is replaced with Resonance Skill Divergence, which deals Electro DMG.
·Dodge Attack is replaced with Dodge Attack – Unfathomed, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
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Forte Circuit Lv:
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Resonance Skill – Decipher
When obtaining 100 Capacity, Resonance Skill Deduction is replaced with Resonance Skill Decipher.
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
Resonance Skill – Law of Reigns
When in Intuition triggered by Resonance Liberation and obtaining 5 Performance Capacity, Resonance Skill Divergence is replaced with Resonance Skill Law of Reigns.
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
Mid-air Attack – Revamp
Shortly after casting Resonance Skill Law of Reigns or Resonance Skill Divergence, use Basic Attack to perform Mid-air Attack Revamp at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
Capacity
Xiangli Yao can hold up to 100 Capacity.
When in Intuition triggered by Resonance Liberation, Xiangli Yao cannot obtain Capacity.
Obtain Capacity for every Basic Attack Probe on hit.
Obtain Capacity for every Resonance Skill Deduction on hit.
Performance Capacity
Xiangli Yao can hold up to 5 Performance Capacity.
When in Intuition triggered by Resonance Liberation:
Obtain 1 Performance Capacity when Stage 1 of Basic Attack Pivot – Impale hits a target.
Obtain 2 Performance Capacity when Stage 2 and 3 of Basic Attack Pivot – Impale hit a target.
Obtain 2 Performance Capacity for every Resonance Skill Divergence on hit.
Obtain 3 Performance Capacity for every Mid-air Attack Revamp on hit.
Xiangli Yao Passive Skills
Xiangli Yao Inherent Skill
Xiangli Yao Inherent Skill
Xiangli Yao Switch Skills
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Intro Skill Lv:
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Xiangli Yao Stat Bonus
Xiangli Yao Stat Bonus 1
Crit DMG – 16%
*All Bonus unlocked value
Xiangli Yao Stat Bonus 2
ATK% – 12%
*All Bonus unlocked value
Xiangli Yao Resonance Chain
Suggested Resonance Chain
S1
The amazing part is that the 6 “Convolution Matrices” attacking targets have additional visual and sound effects. The overall improvement is average, and players should prioritize pulling for the Signature Weapon before pulling for S1.
S2
Increases Crit Damage. This buff is almost permanent, providing an 11.5% boost.
S3
This is an enhancement in the damage increase multiplier. After using Liberation, the 5 enhanced Resonance Skill hits fully benefit from it. However, the boost is not as high as expected, around 12.6%.
S4
Grants Xiangli Yao support capabilities, but this Resonance Liberation boost is not very versatile.
S5
In actual combat, the 3 damages of Xiangli Yao’s Outro Skill may not always be fully executed. If you intentionally try to land all three hits, it could have negative effect on the team’s pace. Therefore, I considered both 1-hit (19.3%) and 3-hits (22.4%) when evaluating S5’s performance.
S6
This multiplier increase is based on the boost from S1, meaning that the 6 extra hits from S1 also benefit from S6’s effect, resulting in a gain of about 26.2%.
Pulling recommendations
S0R0 is recommended. If you want to strengthen further, prioritize pulling for the Signature Weapon first.
Xiangli Yao Sequence 1
Xiangli Yao Sequence 2
Xiangli Yao Sequence 3
Xiangli Yao Sequence 4
Xiangli Yao Sequence 5
Xiangli Yao Sequence 6
Xiangli Yao Build
Xiangli Yao Best DPS Echo set
Void Thunder X 5
Main Echo
Any Cost 3 Echo
Any Cost 3 Echo
Any Cost 1 Echo
Any Cost 1 Echo
Sub Echo
Xiangli Yao DPS Echo Skill Priority
Void Thunder” is the best Echo set. Although “Lingering Tunes” is only 3% weaker than “Void Thunder,” since you’re farming Echo anyway, it’s definitely best to use “Void Thunder.”
For the Main Echo, the first choice is Tempest Mephis, followed by Thundering Mephis. There’s not much difference between the two, so just pick the one with better sub stats.
Xiangli Yao Echo Stats Priority
Cost 4
Cost 3
Cost 1
Sub Stats
For main stats, the recommended Echo with a cost of 3 is Electro DMG with ATK% or Double Electro DMG. The former has about 1.5% higher damage than the latter, so it’s better to choose based on sub stats. Energy Regen requirement varies depending on the Main Echo and team composition, but having around 125% in the character interface should be enough.
For sub stats, after meeting the Energy Regen requirement, prioritize Crit Rate or Crit Damage. The second priority is ATK%, and since Xiangli Yao’s Liberation-type damage makes up a large portion of the total damage, the third priority sub stat is Resonance Liberation Damage Bonus.
Xiangli Yao Best Weapon
100%
Base ATK : 587
Secondary Stat – Crit Rate : 24.3%
Gain 12%/15%/18%/21%/24% Attribute DMG Bonus. When using Resonance Liberation, the wielder gains 48%/60%/72%/84%/96% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus for 8s. This effect can be extended by 5 seconds each time Resonance Skills are cast, up to 3 times.
83.5%
Base ATK : 587
Secondary Stat – ATK : 36.4%
Increases Energy Regen by 12.8%/16%/19.2%/22.4%/25.6%. When hitting a target with Resonance Skill, increases Basic Attack DMG Bonus by 10%/12.5%/15%/17.5%/20%, lasting for 8s. When hitting a target with Basic Attacks, increases Resonance Skill DMG Bonus by 10%/12.5%/15%/17.5%/20%, lasting for 8s.
81.9%
Base ATK : 412
Secondary Stat – Crit Rate : 20.2%
Casting Resonance Skill increases the wielder’s Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus by 18%/27%/36%/45%/54%, lasting for 15s.
72.9%
Base ATK : 412
Secondary Stat – ATK : 30.3%
When Resonance Liberation is cast, grants 3 stack(s) of Iron Armor. Each stack increases ATK and DEF by 3%/3.5%/4%/4.5%/5%, stacking up to 3 time(s). When the Resonator takes damage, reduces the number of stacks by 1.
Xiangli Yao’s Signature Weapon, “Verity’s Handle,” is tailor-made for him, providing a significant Liberation damage boost, its performance is about 17% higher than the permanent 5-Star Gauntlet “Abyss Surges.” However, because it is very specific, it may not be suitable for future characters (those who frequently use RS and rely heavily on Liberation damage). So, only consider it if you really like the character Xiangli Yao.
As for 4-Star weapons, the recommended option is the Battle Pass weapon “Stonard.” At R5, “Stonard” has similar damage output to “Abyss Surges”. As for “Hollow Mirage,” this considers the theoretical value assuming the buffs don’t lose stacks. The actual performance in practice will be worse.
Xiangli Yao Team Comp
Xiangli Yao Best Team 1
Main DPS – Xiangli Yao
Yinlin can provide teammates with a 20% Electro DMG Deepen and a 25% Resonance Liberation DMG Deepen, making her practically made for Xiangli Yao and his best support character.
Healer – Verina/Baizhi
Verina’s healing abilities and Concerto Energy acquisition abilities are both greater than Baizhi’s, making her the preferred healer character. Verina’s Inherent Skill provides a one-time death immunity effect. Baizhi also has a similar effect that is even better, but it requires unlocking at Sequence 5.
Verina’s healing amount is based on her ATK, so Verina has a certain degree of damage output. If you build it well, her damage should not be underestimated.
Verina’s Inherent Skill can provide a 20% attack buff to the entire team, while Baizhi can only provide a 15% attack buff to a single character.
Xiangli Yao Best Team 1
Main DPS – Xiangli Yao
Changli can provide Resonance Liberation DMG Deepen for Xiangli Yao; however, Xiangli Yao cannot benefit from Changli’s Fusion DMG Deepen.
Healer – Verina/Baizhi
Verina’s healing abilities and Concerto Energy acquisition abilities are both greater than Baizhi’s, making her the preferred healer character. Verina’s Inherent Skill provides a one-time death immunity effect. Baizhi also has a similar effect that is even better, but it requires unlocking at Sequence 5.
Verina’s healing amount is based on her ATK, so Verina has a certain degree of damage output. If you build it well, her damage should not be underestimated.
Verina’s Inherent Skill can provide a 20% attack buff to the entire team, while Baizhi can only provide a 15% attack buff to a single character.
Main DPS – Xiangli Yao
Similar to the team composition with Calcharo and Rover Havoc, Xiangli Yao and Rover Havoc can also form a dual Main DPS team.
Healer – Verina/Baizhi
Verina’s healing abilities and Concerto Energy acquisition abilities are both greater than Baizhi’s, making her the preferred healer character. Verina’s Inherent Skill provides a one-time death immunity effect. Baizhi also has a similar effect that is even better, but it requires unlocking at Sequence 5.
Verina’s healing amount is based on her ATK, so Verina has a certain degree of damage output. If you build it well, her damage should not be underestimated.
Verina’s Inherent Skill can provide a 20% attack buff to the entire team, while Baizhi can only provide a 15% attack buff to a single character.
Xiangli Yao Ascension Material
Rank 1
Req Lv 20
Hidden Thunder Tacet Core,
Tempest Mephis
Rank 2
Req Lv 40
Hidden Thunder Tacet Core,
Tempest Mephis
Rank 3
Req Lv 50
Hidden Thunder Tacet Core,
Tempest Mephis
Rank 4
Req Lv 60
Hidden Thunder Tacet Core,
Tempest Mephis
Rank 5
Req Lv 70
Hidden Thunder Tacet Core,
Tempest Mephis
Rank 6
Req Lv 80
Hidden Thunder Tacet Core,
Tempest Mephis
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Calcharo
Calcharo primarily uses the enhanced Basic Attack and enhanced Forte Circuit after using Resonance Liberation for damage output. In the series of damage output after using Resonance Liberation, the damage ratio between Resonance Liberation and Basic Attack is approximately 2.2:1. Additionally, the Resonance Skill can be released at intervals, allowing full enjoyment of the permanent five-star weapon’s effects.
After using Resonance Liberation, Calcharo gains a new Basic Attack model. The multiplier for this attack is related to the level of Resonance Liberation, but the main proportion of his damage comes from the “Death Messenger” in Forte Circuit. Resonance Skill can be used during the Liberation period to interrupt Basic Attack combos, quickly generate Forte Circuit Energy, and trigger “Death Messenger”. The main components of his damage output consist of these three elements.
Encore
mong the permanent 5-star Fusion DPS characters, Encore enters an enhanced state and changes attack mode after activating Resonance Liberation. The main source of Encore’s damage comes from Basic Attacks after activating Resonance Liberation, not the Forte Circuit. Additionally, the cooldowns for Encore’s regular Resonance Skill and the enhanced Resonance Skill during Resonance Liberation are independent of each other.
In Encore’s damage output after activating Resonance Liberation, Basic Attack damage accounts for nearly 70%. Choosing Sanhua as a teammate can maximize her damage potential.
Sanhua
Although Sanhua has burst capabilities, the overall damage is not high. In Sanhua’s output cycle, Resonance Skill damage and Resonance Liberation account for approximately 51% and 41%, respectively.
Although Resonance Skill damage is slightly higher, there is a risk of missing in actual combat. Sanhua has a unique Forte Circuit trigger mechanism similar to rhythm games, and hitting enemies can cause a slight time-stopping effect.
Sanhua has the fastest Concerto Energy and Resonance Energy acquisition efficiency in the game, making it the most versatile and best-feeling support in the current version. After using the Intro Skill, Sanhua only needs 3 seconds to fully charge Concerto Energy and trigger QTE, activating the Main DPS for output. Our team composition recommendations for various characters also show Sanhua’s high versatility.
Void Thunder
